Xenophora neozelanica

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Xenophora neozelanica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Xenophoridae
Genus: Xenophora
Species:
X. neozelanica
Binomial name
Xenophora neozelanica
Suter, 1908
Synonyms
  • Onustus neozelanicusFinlay, 1927

Xenophora neozelanica, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier snails or carrier shells.

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